Prof. Scott T. Acton Profile

Prof. Scott T. Acton

Professor at National Science Foundation

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Publications (22)

Proceedings Article | 25 August 2020 Open Access

Image analysis for neuroscience and relevant signal, image, and data processing at the NSF

Scott Acton

Proceedings Volume 11509, 1150902 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2571598

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SPIE Journal Paper | 18 March 2015

Manifolds for pose tracking from monocular video

Saurav Basu, Joshua Poulin, Scott Acton

JEI, Vol. 24, Issue 02, 023014, (March 2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JEI.24.2.023014

KEYWORDS: Video, Cameras, Head, Motion estimation, Video surveillance, Optical tracking, Statistical analysis, Model-based design, Statistical modeling, Motion models

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Proceedings Article | 3 June 2013 Paper

Spatiotemporal Gaussian feature detection in sparsely sampled data with application to InSAR

Andrea Vaccari, Scott Acton

Proceedings Volume 8746, 87460U (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2020669

KEYWORDS: Data modeling, Synthetic aperture radar, Clouds, Interferometric synthetic aperture radar, Data acquisition, Statistical analysis, Image resolution, Remote sensing, Satellites, Image processing

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2013 Paper

An enhanced grid-based Bayesian array for target tracking

Qian Sang, Zongli Lin, Scott Acton

Proceedings Volume 8657, 86570J (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2012734

KEYWORDS: Video, Target detection, Detection and tracking algorithms, Optical tracking, Edge detection, Statistical analysis, Motion estimation, Motion models, Stochastic processes, In vivo imaging

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Proceedings Article | 10 February 2012 Paper

An information theoretic trackability measure

Scott Acton, Alla Aksel

Proceedings Volume 8296, 82960W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.917069

KEYWORDS: Video, Signal to noise ratio, Signal detection, Spatial resolution, Motion models, Video surveillance, Gaussian filters, Information theory, Temporal resolution, Target detection

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Proceedings Article | 26 January 2010 Paper

Human pose tracking from monocular video by traversing an image motion mapped body pose manifold

Saurav Basu, Joshua Poulin, Scott Acton

Proceedings Volume 7533, 753303 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.848582

KEYWORDS: Beam propagation method, Motion estimation, Cameras, Video, 3D modeling, Optical spheres, Kinematics, Detection and tracking algorithms, Statistical analysis, Head

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2008 Paper

Content based image retrieval for matching images of improvised explosive devices in which snake initialization is viewed as an inverse problem

Scott Acton, Andrew Gilliam, Bing Li, Adam Rossi

Proceedings Volume 6814, 68140A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.775117

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Improvised explosive devices, Image retrieval, Inverse problems, Wavelets, Content based image retrieval, Convolution, Image processing, Databases, Distance measurement

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 2007

Detection of rolling leukocytes by marked point processes

Gang Dong, Scott Acton

JEI, Vol. 16, Issue 03, 033013, (July 2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2774829

KEYWORDS: Image processing, Data modeling, Process modeling, Microscopy, Monte Carlo methods, Video, Stochastic processes, Statistical analysis, Image analysis, Magnetorheological finishing

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 April 2005

Snakes for tracking via generalized deterministic annealing

Scott Acton

JEI, Vol. 14, Issue 02, 023017, (April 2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1900744

KEYWORDS: Annealing, Signal to noise ratio, Stochastic processes, Algorithms, Image segmentation, Computer programming, Detection and tracking algorithms, Video, Binary data, Statistical analysis

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2005 Paper

Markov chain Monte Carlo method for tracking myocardial borders

Robert Janiczek, N. Ray, Scott Acton, R. Roy, Brent French, F. Epstein

Proceedings Volume 5674, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.598864

KEYWORDS: Heart, Monte Carlo methods, Control systems, Magnetism, Image segmentation, Statistical analysis, Pathophysiology, Data analysis, Magnetic resonance imaging, Error analysis

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 2004

On connected filters in color image processing

Katherine Weber, Scott Acton

JEI, Vol. 13, Issue 03, (July 2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1762890

KEYWORDS: Image filtering, Optical filters, RGB color model, Color image processing, Error analysis, Distortion, Binary data, Image segmentation, Digital imaging, Speckle

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 April 2004

Projection model snakes for tracking using a Monte Carlo approach

Michael Welser, Scott Acton

JEI, Vol. 13, Issue 02, (April 2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1687732

KEYWORDS: Affine motion model, Monte Carlo methods, Detection and tracking algorithms, Particles, Particle filters, Solid modeling, Cameras, 3D modeling, Statistical analysis, Motion models

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 2003

Locating human faces in a complex background including non-face skin colors

Jinshan Tang, Scott Acton

JEI, Vol. 12, Issue 03, (July 2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1579485

KEYWORDS: Skin, Facial recognition systems, Detection and tracking algorithms, Image segmentation, Binary data, Image filtering, Image analysis, Digital filtering, Head, Databases

SPIE Journal Paper | 1 April 1999

Video tracking using morphological pyramids

C. Andrew Segall, Wei Chen, Scott Acton

JEI, Vol. 8, Issue 02, (April 1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.482689

KEYWORDS: Image filtering, Video, Electronic filtering, Image resolution, Filtering (signal processing), Binary data, Nonlinear filtering, Inspection, Target recognition, Selenium

Proceedings Article | 26 March 1999 Paper

Adaptive templates in scale space

C. Andrew Segall, Scott Acton

Proceedings Volume 3645, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.343792

KEYWORDS: Image resolution, Detection and tracking algorithms, Edge detection, Image filtering, Image processing, Anisotropic diffusion, Binary data, Inspection, Gaussian filters, Lawrencium

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Proceedings Article | 28 December 1998 Paper

Sampling conditions for anisotropic diffusion

C. Andrew Segall, Scott Acton, Aggelos Katsaggelos

Proceedings Volume 3653, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.334658

KEYWORDS: Diffusion, Anisotropic diffusion, Smoothing, Edge detection, Image processing, Nonlinear filtering, Gaussian filters, Image segmentation, Image compression, Image analysis

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Proceedings Article | 27 February 1996 Paper

Hybridized edge preservation coefficient for anisotropic diffusion

Auapong Yaicharoen, Scott Acton

Proceedings Volume 2727, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.233302

KEYWORDS: Diffusion, Signal to noise ratio, Anisotropic diffusion, Image processing, Image enhancement, Smoothing, Image quality, Cameras, Visualization, Nonlinear filtering

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 1994 Paper

Image segmentation via piecewise constant regression

Scott Acton, Alan Bovik

Proceedings Volume 2308, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.185955

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Image classification, Image processing, Image filtering, Nonlinear filtering, Annealing, Vegetation, Image quality, Remote sensing, Image processing algorithms and systems

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1993 Paper

Nonlinear regression for image enhancement via generalized deterministic annealing

Scott Acton, Alan Bovik

Proceedings Volume 2094, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.157948

KEYWORDS: Image enhancement, Digital filtering, Annealing, Optimization (mathematics), Image processing, Fuzzy logic, Smoothing, Electronic filtering, Data modeling, Nonlinear filtering

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 1993 Paper

Fast combinatorial optimization using generalized deterministic annealing

Scott Acton, Joydeep Ghosh, Alan Bovik

Proceedings Volume 1966, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.152639

KEYWORDS: Image enhancement, Annealing, Optimization (mathematics), Image quality, Image processing, Evolutionary algorithms, Artificial neural networks, Neural networks, Silicon, Algorithms

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1991 Paper

Mean-field stereo correspondence for natural images

William Klarquist, Scott Acton, Joydeep Ghosh

Proceedings Volume 1453, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44367

KEYWORDS: Neurons, Algorithms, Glasses, Stereo holograms, Human vision and color perception, Visualization, Visual process modeling, Annealing, Sensors, Image processing

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 1990 Paper

GRUPO: a 3-D structure recognition system

Scott Acton, Alan Bovik

Proceedings Volume 1360, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.24115

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, 3D modeling, 3D image processing, Image processing, Data modeling, Visual communications, Visual process modeling, Image filtering, Computing systems, Machine vision

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Conference Committee Involvement (1)

Computational Imaging XI

5 February 2013 | Burlingame, California, United States

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